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Walking a fine line – but for howlong? P4 Should young people get a say? p21 Christchurch’s largest circulating community newspaper Thursday, March 10, 2016 Brian Laurie with his two sons Dayton, left, and Caleb. Inset: The Kettweisel Allround. Dad dreams of ride with sons ANNAPRICE Casebrook solo dad Brian Laurie longs for a day outwith his boys. Life in a wheelchair has put the brakes on that. A fit, active builder, Brian never thought twice about the click in his left shoulder as he was working on a house in February 2003. ‘‘I kept working, thinking it was just a pulled muscle and it would come right,’’ he recounted. It got a whole lot worse. Soon, he was lying on a bed in the Burwood spinal unit facing life as a tetraplegic. The damage was in the C4/C5 cervical spine. The cause was never really known. ‘‘Bad luck,’’ they said. A week later, he underwent surgery on his spinal cord to remove the infection. His condition has since improved and Brian can finally now stand and walk a limited distancewith a cane. Had his spinal cord condition been caused by an accident, ACC would have come to the party. ‘‘This would have made a massive difference,’’ he said. Brian struggled with how to look after his family. ‘‘Living in a wheelchair is a lot harder than I’d imagined – it’s the sheer energy it takes to live,’’ he said. He longs to get back into the action with his two boys, Caleb, 15 and Dayton, 13. Brian was introduced to a special trike for paraplegics – a Kettwiesel Allround—at the Burwood spinal rehabilitation unit. ‘‘I enjoyed riding it so much I went back to the presentation the next day for another ride.’’ The $7500 cost, which covers safety equipment, lights and a bike transportation rack, is beyond hismeans. The trike would vastly improve his quality of life and enable him to get out and ‘‘ride with my boys’’. ‘‘We can pack a lunch and head to Hagley Park. Iwill enjoy riding round the parkwith them, it’s not far from home along the rail track so any concerts or the like we can go to without having to drive.’’ On friends’ suggestion he has set up aGive a Little page at: givealittle.co.nz/cause/ backontrackrehabtrike to try realise his dream.